davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

Az instructive article on how to make
town grow, appears in the Wichita
Eagle 1t is in the shape Of an interview
with a prominent business man, and ii
contains so much that, is valuable that
we give it in full: I'VE organized We
held almost nightly meetings, and among
the first things we agreed upon was to
hang together and stick by each other
through thick and thin. We advertised
by hundreds of thousands of circulars.
We set forth all our advantages in such
manner that strangers who were led by
our circulars to give US call were not
deceived, but on the contrary. agreed
that we bad not put it as strong
as we might. Every town in the
east Of nOtorlety was not only
served with our circulars, but with our
newspapers. And the newspaper adver-
Using did double duty. Our people made
1t rule to advertise in our local papers.
and ask all their friends to advertise. We
then subscribed for large number of
copies, loaded with local advertising and
full OF accounts of our future prospects
and great advantages, and we found By
conversing with parties who finally came
here prospecting that the full advertising
columns Of our papers which they saw,
did more than all else to impress them
with the growth and importance of the
place We found that we could not over
do this thing that the more we paid out for
these purposes the more were our profits
Every newcomer was customer to most
paid to them rich returns it served the
double purpose to impress the eastern
man, who had an eye to business, with
the fact that Wichita was in fact rising
town, and thus we have gone on, until
We have an added population since l
came here of over 20, 900, and property
has increased in business places more
than thousand fold, and in the country
round about us the appreciation has been
over 400 per cent. You have in times
gone by done great deal of advertising
for me. as you know, but now | know as
well as you can know, that printers ink
il the best capital to boom town. Had
we not used it uuspsringly Wichita would
not have been any larger than Abilene.
As it is we now outrank any town in the
tate"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

BosroN, July l$.-The annual session of
divisions of Sons of Temperance was opened
here Tuesday The annual report Of
Most Worthy Patriarch E. H. Clapp shows
an increase in membership of :, S54, making 8
total membership of $3.50. A notable gain
has been made in South Carolina, where
twenty-five divisions have been formed and
three reinstated Mr. -Clapp, in concluding
his report, said he / we'd the time had
come when the organization ought at least tc
equally denounce the dram drineer with the
drunkard maker There were present at the
opening of the session ninety-two represent
atives from fifteen grand divisions, and four
teen representatives from nine grand di-
visions were subsequently initiated Among
the prominent representatives are Gen Lewis
Wagner, of the Philadelphia board of public
works; Sir Leonard lilly, lieutenant govern
or of New Brunswick, and John NJ Stearns,
secretary of the National Temperance So
ciety. The number of divisions in operation
Dec 81, 1885 was ,5e5, an increase of 90.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13
CRITICISING GEN. Villas.
NEW YORK LABOR LEADERS Ex-
PRESS THEMSELVES

On His Letter Stumbling the Postal Clerks
--Patrons of the New York Elevated still
wsIking-The Disturbed Coke Regions-
A Plea Against News Monopoi5-The
Apprentice Question.
NEW YORK Cry, July f3-Postmaster
General Villas letter Directing to conven-
ton of postal clerks and, by inference, a sort
of labor organization among the clerks. woke
up John McMackin, chairman of the United
Labor party. He said Tuesday: This letter of
Villas is pretty thorough reflex of the spirit
generally displayed by arbitrary and despotic
bisses, who look upon organization of en-
ployes as a menace TO their business interests.
Villas should understand that employees of the
government, particularly its mail service, are
as much in need of a protective organization
as any body of men in the United States.
Their work is more tedious than the labor of
any other class of men in the employ Of the
government 1t should be the duty of the
postmaster general to encourage the ahate-
ment of the outrage
This is what Mr.. James J. Gahan thinks
about the letter: Il regard the letter of the
postmaster general as stupid and tyrannical
The public service of this or any other eoun-
try is best promoted when the chiefs and the
working force of department have mutual
interchanges of courteous greeting, and the
chief of any force of men on earth can best
obtain the most effective assistance when bis
subordinates feel toward him the kindly SEN
timent which Is born of that fraternity at
which Mr.. Villas chooses to sheer"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13
DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF II.
Ex-Seoretary Teller Testifles Before the
Pacific Railway Commission.

DENVER, Col, July l3-Befofe the Pacific
railway commission Tuesday, ex-Director
Loveland. of the Union Pacific, testified that
Gould and Sidney Dillon had suggested to
him to run for governor of Colorado They
had never suggested that he run for the SEN
ate Senator Teller examined by Mr. Lit
tier, testified that he did not believe word
of the testimony Monday TO the effect that
the railroads used money during the senator
ial election in Colorado certainly No money
was put up to help him Teller, If the Union
Pacific used any influence, it would be against
him, as he had favored state supervisors of
railroads His entire expenses in the contest
were 500, paid to the county Republican
committee. and s26l hotel bill He had con-
tributed more than this when not a candidate
His old firm, consisting of himself, brother
and another, had been attorneys for the
Union Pacific, receiving part of the time
5000 Or 5000 a year, but since 1882 he had
not been connected with the firm or the com
pany. He said he thought the government
should charge the Union Pacific fixed sum
per annum instead of per cent of earnings,
as the latter method led to numerous dis
Dutes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13
Why THE ORIGINAL UNION PACIFIC BILL
WAS PASSED.

The Pattison Committees Disclosures in
Leavenworth-Tex of Gen Fremont's
Memorandum which Shows How the
Grants to the Road Were Obtained
from the United States-Very Siguifi-
cant Comments.
Then follows a list of more or less
prominent men who received portion of
the 81 600, 900 of stock of the Leaven>
worth, Pawnee & Western railroad to Sc
cure the passage of the Pacific railroad
bill through congress. The Chicago MAJ
points out that the most significant thing
about the Tri5unes article is its omis-
sions 1t is certainly very Significant
when great journal finds it necessary to
doctor a report in its new columns in or
der to leave out the following:
Blaine, of Maine, $4,000; right, POO
not issued; non -assessable."
Blaine, of Maine, 1000 acres; right.
Blaine. of Maine, 2, 800 acres govern
meut land; right"
The Tribune is Blaine's personal organ
in the west, and it certainly shows its ap-
probation of the weight of the testimony
against lis favorite by ignoring it alto
getheT.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

UTICA, n Y, July ia special from
Hamilton, n. Y, to The Press says: One of
the most dastardly outrages ever committed
in this vicinity was perpetrated about two
and a half miles north of here Sunday
Sarah, the adopted daughter of Edmund
Woodman, a well known and influential
farmer was the victim. The young lady is
about IS or ]. years of age, and has always
borne the best of reputation While out
walking she was seized in lonely spot and
dragged into the woods by several men, who Ill
treated her and cut off her hair They left
her with her hands tied and blindfoIded. but
after long time she succeeded in freeing
herself and getting home Two young men
of the neigbborhood have been arrested on
sIIspiciOn.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

WASHINGTON CITY, July I3-The govern
ment detectives are still searching through
Harvev's effects for evidence of his forgeries
His desk at the department has been forced
open In the course of their Investigations
the detectives found ample evidence that
Harvey went at the business of forgery in a
thoroughly practical way, and made study
Of it as he might of an art or science He
had evidently devoted much time 10 the
study. Books have been found in which
were written by him great variety of sig
natures in different inks, and with all sorts
of pens Accompanying each signature was
a note giving an analysis of how if was done.
Under one. for instance. he would write
written with left hand, with.certain sort
of pen and quality of ink. Hs also kept a
record of what he had done, for what use
certain signatures were. etc. so as to guide
him in his work The evidence indicates that
he is skilled and accomplished forger.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13
TWO TO ONE FOR BLAINE.
TwENTY-ONe THOUSAND RePu6li'
CANS INDICATE THEIR CHOICE.

Result OF an Inquiry by The Toledo Blade
About Every State and Territory Heard
from-Ihe Maine Man Lsads, with sher-
man Next and Ahead for Second Choice
Situation in the Field.
TOLEDO, Ohio, July 13.--The Toledo
Weekly Blade in May sent inquiries 10 it:
subscribers in all parts of the Union asking
them to signify their first and second choiee
for president on the Republican ticket Of
1855 Answers have been received from
2, $50 persons or about one in four Of thost
addressed. The replies show the following
total result:
First choice: Blaine, ll.0l0; Sherman. g..
6s4; Lincoln, 2, 81; Allison, 3s4: Edmunds
III; Ingersoll, us; Harrison, lU1: ingalls,
"; Gen. Sherman, 81; Evarts. IS; Hawley
a.; Depew, IS. Foraker, ~, and other votes
34i Total, q $50
Second choice: Sherman, 1888, Blaine, 3,
AS; Lincoln. 2, 81: Allison, LISA: Edmunds
$50; Harrison, 355; Foraker, ri; Ingalls,
III; Depew. 10; Hawley, 100 No othel
candidate for second choice received as many
as 100 votes
The vote as distributed by states shows the
J following comparison between the two lead
ing candidates:
Eastern states: Maiue-First choice
laine, los; second choice-Blaine, 50; Sher
man. IS New Hampshire-First choice
Blaine, y, Sherman, 10 Vermont-Blaine
p; Sherman. u; Edmunds, L. Massachu
setts-Blaine, -; Lincoln, Z; Sherman, 5
Rhode Island-John Sherman, 8; Gen Sher
man, l. Connecticut-Bl Blaine, Il; Haw
ley. H.
Middle states: New York-Blaine. as
Sherman. 13l: Lincoln, r. New Jersey
Blaine a; Sherman, S Pennsylvania
Blaine, 9l0; Sherman. 2l4; Lincoln, liz
Deiaware-Blaine, S; Sherman. 2.
Southern states Maryland-Blaine, IS
Sherman, l.. Virginia-Blaine, 46; Sher
man, 81. North Carolina-Blaine 81; Sher
man, % South Carolina Blaine Il; Sher
man, T. Florida-Blaine, l02: Sherman, "a
Lincoln. H. Alabama--Blane % Sherman
20. Mississippi Blaine, l6; Sherman, L.
Lincoln, 5. Louisiana-Sherman, 6; Blaine
T. Texas Blaine, 1874; Sherman, 50 Arkan
sas-Blaine, liz; Sherman, IS Missouri
Blaine, 95+; Sherman, 79S. Tennessee
man, 254. Blaine, $50. West Virginia.
Blaine, 292; Sherman. 221.
Western state: Ohio-Blaine. l. IA. Sher
man. !, G42 Indiana Blaine 354: Sherman
2S2. Michigan-Blaine, rs; Sherman, 504
Illinois-Blaine, ga; Sherman, 972 Wis
consin-Blaine, 25S; Sherman, 1s4 Mime
sota-Blaine, 80; Sherman, Is. Iowa
Blaine, All; Sherman, 1888; Allison, 1873
Kansas-Blaine, 1867; Sherman, Isl Ne
braska-Blaine, AS; Sherman, 1858 Colorad
Blaine, POI; Sherman, 40, Lincoln, 10
evada-Blaine, A: Sherman, 4 Oregon
Blaine, PSI; Sherman, 90 California; Blaine
269; Sherman, A.
Territories: Dakota-Blaine 255: Sherman
II; Montaua-Blaine, II; Allison, Is Washing
Blaine, -, Sherman As. Idaho-Blaine
10; Sherman, l. Wyoming Blaine 6. Sher
man, O. Indian Territory-Biaine. 4 Lin
coin. 2 New Mexico-Blaine, 5: Sherman
:. Arizona-Blaine l.: Sherman, = Dis
trict of Columbia-Blaine, ?, Sherman, I
No vote from Utah.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

PoTIsvILLE. Pa. July lS-The steam
pipes working the inside pumps of the Otto
colliery set the tmbering afire Monday night.
and the prospect of extinguishing the flames
Is very small The loss will he upward of
Sl0U 600 An immense body of water has
been turned mtg the mine but the fire is still
raging There1, danger of the engine-house
sinking. As the ground around the mouth of
the SLOPE is caving in. Eddie Ferguson, the
Young son of the outside boss, the lad who
discovered the fire. carried his fathers dinner
to him Tuesday. and in crossing the floor of
the engine-roOm stepped on some charresi
boards which gave way and the boy was pre-
cipitatei into the burning mine, and must
have been Instantly burned to death.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13
A DEATH-DEALING BOLT.
NINE PERSONS KILLED sinful TAME
ousLY ~ LIGHTNING STROKE,

Falling in Heap. Dead. Under the Tree
That Sheltered Them-Frigh,fui Fate of
Boy-Another Town Fire-swept-
Brave Rescue by a Little woman-se.
leeted Mishaps.
Mt pleasant, Tenn, July l3-Tuesday
afternoon between and 3 O'Clock the burial
of Harriet Terry, colored, having been con-
cluded and the crowd dispensing, severe
thunder and rain storm came up A party
of nine took shelter under an oak tree stand
ing in the cemetery which was struck by
lightning. killing them all instantly. Three
others who were sheltered under a linn tree
close by saw the party of nine killed, but
were unhurt themselves They fell in a heap
and seemed TO die without struggle After
the coroner's inquest the bodies were taken
in charge by relatives and friends. The most
intense excitement prevailed all the evening,
and the wailing and mourning OF the colored
people was heartrending. The unfortunate
victims were highly respected, and their
deaths are universally regretted
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 30 B Thorn
ton, county judge of Muhlenberg, has fed
the county TO escape mandate of the United
States supreme court He was commanded
by the federal court under decision of the
supreme court TO levy tax to pay of part
of the county railroad debt The debt is
$500, 900 in bonds issued in 1861 to pay sub
scription voted by the people Of Muhlent'srg
to the stock Of the Ehzabethtown & Paducah
railroad The county got the road. and three
years later repudiated the debt The credit
ors got Judgment IN 1861
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

NEW YORK. July 13-Four trains were
running at half-hou intervals on the Brook
Ign Elevated road Tuesday. They were not
well patronized, as the public seemed fearful
of trusting themselves to engineers whom
they had reason TO believe were incompetent.
The surface roads carried the extra amount
of travel in a perfect manner. Chairman
Wright, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, has taken steps TO inform the
authorities of the danger attached to having
incapable men in charge of trains on the Ele-
waited road, and that it was impossible to tell
how soon an accident might occur. Mr.
Wright said that the demands of the men
we're Just, if otherwise, the strikers would
not have public sympathy or be sustained as
they are by the brotherhood Superintend-
ent Martin doesn't think the strike amounts
to much. He says he will soon have a COM
plement of men and run trains regularly
Boiler Inspector Powers told committee Of
strikers that he had no authority to prevent
the alleged inexperienced men from running
engines on the Elevated
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13
LITTLE WOMAN'S REROISM.
She Saves a Girl Nearly as Large Herself
from Drowning.

NEW YORK, July I3.-Mrs Edward
Humphreys, great granddaughter of Benia
min Franklin, and the daughter-in in law Of
Mr.. Sol on Humphreys, of this city, is spending
the summer with here husband in their cot
tage at Southampton, L. l. Tuesday after
noon she drove her dog cart TO the west side
of Southampton pond to make few visits.
On her way home she saw three children Of
Mr. Isham bathing in the pond The eldest
girl of b, and nearly as large as Mrs
Humphreys VINO is very petite, got beyond
her depth There was no one near to helf
her, and she sank twice and would Ger
tainly have been drowned had not Mrs.
Humphreys dropped the reins on the dash
board, jumped FRI m the cart, and, with hal
and gloves on, rushed into the pond Before
she reached the drowning girl she was oh
liged to swim She brought her ashore
partly by swimming and partly by walking
up the inclined bottom with her own head
under water. All this time the semi-con-
scious girl was chnging about her, and I'M
peding her movements. After the girl was
safely landed her brave little rescuer nearly
tainted. The affair has created a great sen
sation, and the plucky lady is receiving con
gratulations ON all hands
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

SPRINGFIELD. Ills, July 13-About /
O'Clock Tuesday morning the militia camp
was visited by large number of thugs from
the city, who armed themselves with brick
bats from the neighboring brick-yards and
threw them into the camp. Four shots were
fired by the storming party, supposedly at a
sentry, and the guard got ready to give the
marauders a warm reception in case they
went too far. After keeping up an incessant
racket for two hours and occasionally firing
a volley of bricks, they departed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

CLAUS SPREcKLEs, the California sugar
king. recently sailed for Europe from
New York city. Gossip has it that be
has gone over to keep his eye on Queer
KspiolaDi. King Kalakaus owes Spreck.
les s750,000, and if Queen Kapiolan
succeeds in borrowing money in England
Spreckles will be on hand to collect hi:
debt. He will have his money or seizt
the Sandwich islands on mortgage.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

New YORK CITY, July l3-Austin Corbin,
the banker and railroad president, was as
saulted by a reporter in his office here Tues
day afternoon and struck several times on
the head and face, causing the blood TO flow
He grapplel with and disarmed his assailant,
and was administering pummeiling to him
when employees interfered and separated
them The trouble grew out of the fact
that the reporter had been discharged from g
New York paper at the instance of Mr. Cor
bin for alleged unfair treatment of Manhat
tan beach in certain articles be was writing
about Long Island MIR Corbiu OWLS most Of
the property at the beach
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

NEW YORK, July l3-The firm of Win,
throp, Cunningham & Sons has made an as
signment TO Thomas E Huntingdon The
house formerly dealt in chemicals only, but
it drifted into other lines, and built mp large
trade in skins sugar, hemp, tonka beans, etc
They dealt largely in Mexican and South
American products, had agents IN various
parts of this country and abroad. and an otfiee,
at Tampico. Mexico. Their main office was
in Philadelphia The firm was SUPPOSED To
be worth S4e0, 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

The japanese have adoped a plan foi
providing the money necessary for coast
defeuses which relieves the mass of the
people of the charge and throws it upon
she class chiefly concerned. With the
permission of the MlkaGo the wealthy
classes of Japan are subscribing sums
ranging all the way from $1,000 to 500,
900 for this purpose No sum less than
s. 900 is accepted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13
Hard Up for a Wife.

DOVER n H.. July l5.-Ruth Hannal
Sykes, disgraced member of the Salvation
Army, has bsen in jail for some time foi
larceny and other offenses. Monday young
man named Thomas r Cav. of New York
cane here and sald be wanted TO marry Han
nah, aud pay her line. The magistrate Oh
jected- As the girl admitted that she did not
kno" Gay. She wa, willing to marry him
however. aud tue ceremony was performed
and Mrs CAV releas..l
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

ToLoNo, ILL.,, July lS.-Frank Miller, II
years old, was drowned in Wabash reser
voir west of Su7iorus Tuesday afternoon. A
fisherman who witnessed the efforts of the
lad to save his crippled playmate went three,
quarters If a mile to give the alarm instead
of rendering timely assistance He excused
himself by saying be could not swim, al
though II was clear water which would not
have more than reached his ainipitS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

LONDON, July IL The Irish peers in and
out of the House of LOrls, headed by the
Duke of Abercorn, are forming an associa.
ton designed TO combat the Irish plan of cam
paign, after the Grimes act goes into opera
ton, and have already raised ESQ 900
for the purpose of carrying on their warfare
Precisely how the money is to be applied OF
what methods of procedure the association
will pursue, Is not stated, but presumably the
intention Is to aid the prosecution of person,
arrested for participating in the plan and
to give all possible assistance to landlords IN
the enforcement of their claims against
tenants
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

EINIRA. \. Y, July lS-Dispatches from
Addison tell of great devastation by fire Just
over the Pennsylvania line. Many thousands
of cords of tan-bark, million feet of logs,
and large quantities of manufactured lumber
have been DESTROYED and a big trestle, on the
Addison & North Pennsylvania railroad met
the same fate The fires aretn the forest aud
spreading for miles around
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13
Considered the Apprenticeship Question.

New YORK, July 1S-At the meeting of
the Master Painters association which con-
vened here Tuesday, J. B Sullivan, of Chi
cago, chairman of the committee appointed
by last years convention to report on na-
tional apprenticeship system, advised the en-
actment Of a general apprenticeship law, and
recommended the establishment Of manual
training school under the direction of ma
tional committee. The report was discussed
pro and con, and finally John Beattie offered
a resolution approving manual training, and
referring the matter 10 the several boards of
education Adopfed unanimo6Sly
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
Rowing at Lake ouins,gamond.

WORCESTER, Mess, July ls.-Lee. Hamm
and Teemer each won heat in the races
which opened the three days professional re-
gatta az Lake Quinsigamond Tuesday after
noon The course was three miles with three
turns Lee, Ross and Teneyck contested the
first heat Lee finished in % 81 Hamm,
Bubear and Hosmer were the starters in the
second heat, and Hamm finished first in 1927
Mckay, Teemer and Conley started in the
third heat Teemer won without an effort in
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-13

PERU, Ind, July l3.-James Christensen,
the fiend who was lynched here for the killing
of DR. North, ran away in 1872 to Canada
with the wife of David Walmer. Of Marshall
county, taking with them baby boy The
lad has just been restored TO his father in
Minnesota, by Daniel Walmer, of Wabash,
Ind, David's brother, who noticing the
name of the fellow lynched, surmised that ii
was the same man The boys mother died
sslrne Neurs 400